More than 2.4 million people are currently incarcerated in USA jails and prisons. The USA makes up 5% of the world's population, yet it holds 25% of the world's prisoners.

Oklahoma has the second highest incarceration rate in the United States.

Oklahoma holds the highest incarceration rate per capita in the ENTIRE WORLD. As you can see Oklahoma has a serious problem! Oklahoma needs extreme sentencing and prison reform now!  “Another chance in life Oklahoma” has the answer. Oklahoma's outdated justice policies, and its old adage, "Oklahoma is Tough on Crime", simply has not worked. Oklahoma's crumbling prisons are bursting at the seams. Mass incarceration has fueled the deadly Covid-19 pandemic within the prisons. The over capacity prisoner population numbers and unavailability to social distancing has turned Oklahoma's prisons into deadly State of Oklahoma Covid-19 hotspots. Past prison reform measures and non-violent releases were appreciated, but simply weren't enough. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is drowning, and not releasing large enough numbers.

The solution is simple. It's time to make huge positive changes. “Another chance in life Oklahoma” believes that thousands of Oklahoma offenders that have been labeled as "violent" deserve another chance. They need and deserve another look and opportunity. We believe that many of them, despite the label the State has placed on them, are actually not violent people at all. Many were troubled youth and young people, but have been broken by the years in prison, and now have solid values and strong work ethics. Many had substance abuse issues when arrested, and were under the influence, which aided in their having committed the crime. Others had undiagnosed medical and mental health issues, which without being treated, has caused them to act out violently, many also acted in complete self defense. When Oklahoma labels an individual as "violent", simply because the crime that was committed was a violent crime, it doesn't always mean the individual that committed that crime is a violent person.

These are Oklahomans. They're  husbands, fathers, sons, brothers and of other Oklahomans. Because Oklahoma doesn't have a state sentencing grid in place, these forgotten Oklahomans have received harsher sentences than normal. The State locks them up and throws away the key. They're passed up by reforms and early release programs, commutations, and policy changes. They are suffering and dying as you read this. The deplorable living conditions, and outdated facilities are about to explode and fall. This petition saves lives. It fixes Oklahoma's decade’s old prison overcrowding issues as well. Also we will speak on the condition of these prisons especially the privately owned ones how inhumane they are. They are very unfit for human beings to even be placed in these situations with nonworking sinks, barely can even shower, extremely unsanitary, have them on lockdown constantly, and you wonder why these prisoners (human beings) are so angry and lash out on these guards.  Because they are human and they just can’t take it anymore just like you would out here in the world. Every human being has a breaking point in their minds.

Oklahoma has one of the highest imprisonment rates for Black people in the United States

Currently, Black Oklahomans make up 8% of the state population but 27% of the current prison population. Black Oklahomans are imprisoned at a rate of 19.83 per 1,000 residents, more than 4 times the white imprisonment rate in Oklahoma (4.1 per 1,000 residents) and Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of Black imprisonment in the US. Can’t you see something isn’t right. Let’s get justice for these men. 
Give our men a second chance of life, especially our black men. They ALL deserve another chance.